Shobdon Primary School

Herefordshire, County ofCommunity school

Shobdon, Leominster, HR6 9LX

Headteacher: Mrs Mary FreemanSchool website ↗Pupils: 82 (capacity: 70)
Ofsted Good
Inspected May 2024
Oversubscribed
83% of first-choice applicants offered a place
50%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected May 2024
83%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 21 May 2024Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
50.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
11.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 67%·Writing 78%·Maths 78%All three 50%
Reading
Expected67%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected78%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected78%
Exceeding22%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
10
How many families wanted this school first?
12
How many got their first choice?
10of 12 (83.3%)
How many applied in total?
18

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
22.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
33.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
38 girls, 44 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 83% (2017/18), currently 50%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1664.0%0.0%+8.6+3.2+0.8
2016/1775.0%25.0%+2.8+3.9+2.2
2017/1883.0%25.0%+0.5+0.2+2.9
2018/1980.0%27.0%+2.7+1.7+1.2
2022/2364.0%9.0%-2.3+0.5-2.0
2023/2446.0%8.0%---
2024/2550.0%11.0%---
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